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Example

Future continuous | Examples

He’ll probably still be celebrating at 4.00 in the morning!

Frank probably won’t be feeling great at 7.00.

Will he be working at 7 in the evening?

Reminder

Future continuous | Form

Positive statements
examples structure
He’ll probably still be celebrating at 4.00 in the
morning! subject + will + be + verb (-ing form)
+ time*
They will be flying to New York next Monday.

*It is not necessary to include the future time if:

 it is already obvious to the speaker (it has already been mentioned)

 talking about things that are happening now.

Negative statements
examples structure
Frank probably won’t be feeling
subject + will + not (or 'll not)+ be + verb (-ing
great at 7.00.
form) + time*
subject + won't + be + verb (-ing form) + time*
I will not be working next Tuesday.
Questions
examples structure
What will you be doing at 7 in the
evening?
(WH- question word) + will + subject + be + verb (-
ing form) + time*
Will he be working at 7 in the
evening?
Contractions
positive (subject pronoun + will) negative (subject pronoun + will + not)
I’ll I won’t - I'll not
you’ll you won’t - you'll not
he’ll he won’t - he'll not
she’ll she won’t - she'll not
they’ll they won’t - they'll not
 Contractions
positive (subject pronoun + will) negative (subject pronoun + will + not)
we’ll we won’t - we'll not
it’ll it won’t - it'll not

xample

Future continuous | Examples

He’ll be sleeping then (at 4.00), won’t he?

He’ll probably still be celebrating at 4.00 in the morning!

Frank probably won’t be feeling great at 7.00.

Will he be working at 7 in the evening?

Reminder

Future continuous | Meaning and use

We use the future continuous tense to talk about actions that will be in progress at (or
around) a certain time in the future. For example:

example meaning
 Frank will start to sleep before 4.00 next
Saturday morning.
He (Frank) will be sleeping then (at
 Frank will continue to sleep until after
4.00)
4.00 next Saturday morning.

 Frank will probably start celebrating

before 4.00 next Saturday morning.
He (Frank) will probably still be
 Frank will probably continue to celebrate
celebrating at 4.00 in the morning!
until after 4.00 next Saturday morning.

We can also use the future continuous to talk about things we think are happening now
(current predictions). For example:

example meaning
I believe Dad is currently having lunch. I am not 100% sure, I
Don’t call Dad
cannot see Dad eating, but I believe this is true (possibly because he
now, he’ll be
told me he would be eating now – or because usually eats at this
having lunch.
time).

Reminder
We can also use the future continuous to talk about people's plans. For example:

Question Answers
Will you be staying in this evening? Yes, I'll be watching a new TV series.
Will you be having lunch out, or at We'll be eating out - I've booked a table at a nice
home? restaurant.
What time will you be coming back? We'll be flying in at around 6 a.m.
How will you be paying? I'll be paying by credit card.